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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1301

One Romantic Night

193073 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: English
This copy runs: 71:42
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · Paul L. Stein · Public domain

Synopsis

Princess Alexandra stands between an advantageous royal match and the affection of her tutor. Courtly expectations make her private feelings part of a larger contest over family ambition and social rank.

Cast

Lillian Gish

Rod La Rocque

DirectorsPaul L. Stein

Inspirations

The film adapts Ferenc Molnár's play The Swan and marks Lillian Gish's first talking-film role. Conrad Nagel and Rod La Rocque play the two men at the centre of Alexandra's choice.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 16, 2026.

Photograph credit

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Lillian Gish — Bain News Service; Uploaded by Calliopejen ; Edited by jjron . · Public domain
Rod La Rocque — Unknown author · Public domain

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